VRS race update
VRS race update
a tl:dr on the Singapore VRS race ahead of the last month of action
a tl:dr on the Singapore VRS race ahead of the last month of action
Just before our Stake Pulse title defence starts, we figured we’d give you the run down on our position in the VRS race for the Singapore Major, as we head into the final few weeks before the 2nd November deadline.
Just before our Stake Pulse title defence starts, we figured we’d give you the run down on our position in the VRS race for the Singapore Major, as we head into the final few weeks before the 2nd November deadline.
Our successful run at Stake Pulse II shot the team from being outside the projected Major invites to inside Stage 2! Whilst the trophy didn’t clinch major qualification for us, it put us in a strong position, now needing just top 8 finishes at Stake Pulse III and DracuLaN to see us land at a comfortable 90% chance of making the Major at the time of writing (13/10/2026).
Meanwhile, other teams have been faltering in the chase: Inner Circle bombed out of their Stake Pulse III group 0-2, leaving them outside the invite range, whilst BIG, magic & GamerLegion have all fallen out of the projected invites, sitting with less than a 25% chance respectively. Alliance, who were a big shock during the early portion of the season, have fallen off a cliff, all the way down to a 7% chance; but it’s ok because we will be there to carry the Swedish flag!
The ones to watch, outside of HEROIC obviously, will be 100 Thieves as they look to qualify for their first ever CS2 Major; a strong win over Liquid has set them up nicely to qualify for their first ever CS2 Major. Luminosity, Envy and Nemiga are all circling the last few spots, and don't take your eyes off FaZe and NAVI! The Ukrainian org has never missed a Counter-Strike Major but if they fail to win 2 games at PGL Bucharest they will be in serious trouble, whilst FaZe winning the Portuguese RMN Imperium Cup eased the burden on them missing a second Major in a row.
Our successful run at Stake Pulse II shot the team from being outside the projected Major invites to inside Stage 2! Whilst the trophy didn’t clinch major qualification for us, it put us in a strong position, now needing just top 8 finishes at Stake Pulse III and DracuLaN to see us land at a comfortable 90% chance of making the Major at the time of writing (13/10/2026).
Meanwhile, other teams have been faltering in the chase: Inner Circle bombed out of their Stake Pulse III group 0-2, leaving them outside the invite range, whilst BIG, magic & GamerLegion have all fallen out of the projected invites, sitting with less than a 25% chance respectively. Alliance, who were a big shock during the early portion of the season, have fallen off a cliff, all the way down to a 7% chance; but it’s ok because we will be there to carry the Swedish flag!
The ones to watch, outside of HEROIC obviously, will be 100 Thieves as they look to qualify for their first ever CS2 Major; a strong win over Liquid has set them up nicely to qualify for their first ever CS2 Major. Luminosity, Envy and Nemiga are all circling the last few spots, and don't take your eyes off FaZe and NAVI! The Ukrainian org has never missed a Counter-Strike Major but if they fail to win 2 games at PGL Bucharest they will be in serious trouble, whilst FaZe winning the Portuguese RMN Imperium Cup eased the burden on them missing a second Major in a row.
You can catch HEROIC next in our opening game against Envy on Thursday the 15th, with newly approved Asian VRS team BCG & MIBR being the other two in our group.
